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Saffron-winged Meadowhawk

Sympetrum costiferum

The Saffron-winged Meadowhawk is a beautiful dragonfly with bright yellow wings. It loves to fly around sunny meadows and ponds, catching tiny bugs to eat.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Saffron-winged Meadowhawk has a slender body, rusty brown thorax, and a yellow to reddish-brown abdomen with black markings. Its distinguishing feature is the vibrant saffron or amber patch at the base of its clear wings, especially prominent on the hindwings.

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Saffron-winged Meadowhawk
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Saffron-winged Meadowhawk

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

An adult Meadowhawk can eat hundreds of mosquitoes in just one day!

Dragonflies are one of Earth's oldest insects, flying for millions of years!

Dragonfly nymphs live underwater for years before becoming adults!

Their powerful wings beat up to 30 times a second for amazing flight.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Acrobatic Ace

Saffron-winged Meadowhawk can fly forwards, backwards, and hover because of four independently moving wings that help them navigate expertly.

Fähigkeit

Hunter's Gaze

Saffron-winged Meadowhawk has huge compound eyes that help them spot tiny insect prey from far away with incredible detail.

Fähigkeit

Aquatic Assassin

Young Saffron-winged Meadowhawks (nymphs) can breathe underwater using gills that help them hunt other aquatic creatures.

Fähigkeit

Instant Grabber

Saffron-winged Meadowhawk can catch flying insects mid-air using its basket-like legs that help them scoop up prey.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
50-65 mm
Größe
32-40 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-60 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
25 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

These agile hunters feast on tiny flying insects and, as youngsters, on critters underwater!

Altersunterschiede: Nymphs live underwater, preying on aquatic insects and tadpoles.

Hauptnahrung

  • mosquitoes
  • flies
  • gnats
  • small moths
  • midges

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Yellow fever mosquito

Aedes aegypti

Helps control mosquito populations near water sources.

eaten by

House fly

Musca domestica

An important predator of common flying insect pests.

eats

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Adult meadowhawks are a food source for many bird species.

eats

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

Frogs prey on adult and nymph stage dragonflies.

eaten by

Largemouth Bass

Micropterus salmoides

Aquatic nymphs are a food source for fish.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Dragonflies are friendly and won't hurt you, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Saffron-winged Meadowhawk?

50-65 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Saffron-winged Meadowhawk?

32-40 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Saffron-winged Meadowhawk?

30-60 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Saffron-winged Meadowhawk?

25 km/h

Was frisst Saffron-winged Meadowhawk?

These agile hunters feast on tiny flying insects and, as youngsters, on critters underwater!

Wo findet man Saffron-winged Meadowhawk normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Saffron-winged Meadowhawk?

Pursuit

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Saffron-winged Meadowhawk?

6

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